Thierno Diallo
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| Full name | Thierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Thierno Boubacar Diallo 22 November 2000 Conakry, Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Spain (2018–) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club Egiba | ||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Fernando Siscar | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Thierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo (born 22 November 2000) is a Guinean-born Spanish artistic gymnast. He represented Spain at the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games.
Early years
[edit]Diallo was born on 22 November 2000 in Conakry, Guinea.[2] When he was six years old he attended a talent scouting program at his school in Manresa and was encouraged to start gymnastics by the coaches who saw his potential.[2][3]
Diallo was granted Spanish citizenship in 2015.[4] He debuted with the senior national gymnastics team in 2018.[2]
Career
[edit]Diallo won a team all-around gold medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games along with Néstor Abad, Nicolau Mir, Alberto Tallón and Rayderley Zapata.[5] The same group finished sixth at the 2018 European Championships.[6] Diallo also competed in the 2018 and 2019 World Championships.[2]
At the Spanish national championships, Diallo placed third in 2018 and second in 2020 in the individual all-around.[7][8]
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Diallo competed in the team event.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Thierno Boubacar Diallo Diallo". Oficina de Atención al Deportista.
- 1 2 3 4 "Thierno Diallo". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "El gimnasta Thierno Boubacar torna a situar Manresa al mapa olímpic 17 anys després". Nació Digital (in Catalan). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "El Gobierno concede la nacionalidad a tres deportistas de élite y a un ciudadano jordano" [The Government grants citizenship to three elite athletes and one Jordanian citizen]. Europa Press (in Spanish). 24 July 2015.
- ↑ Mellado, Enrique (24 June 2018). "La selección masculina de gimnasia artística revalida el oro". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "33rd European Men's Championships Glasgow - Senior Teams Finals Results" (PDF). gymnasticsresults.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "Ana Pérez y Néstor Abad, campeones de España". LaLigaSports (in Spanish). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ Agut, Jordi (8 December 2020). "El manresà Thierno Diallo obté el subcampionat estatal". Regió7 (in Catalan). Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "Confirmado el equipo español de gimnasia artística que viajará a Tokio". Sport (in Spanish). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links
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- Living people
- 2000 births
- Spanish male artistic gymnasts
- Guinean male artistic gymnasts
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Gymnasts at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Gymnasts at the 2022 Mediterranean Games
- Olympic gymnasts for Spain
- Gymnasts at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Guinean emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Sportspeople of Guinean descent
- Sportspeople from Conakry
- Sportspeople from Manresa
- Gymnasts at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- 21st-century Guinean sportsmen